Mortal Cultivation: A Hundred Refinements to Immortality

Lin Yuan, a youth from Qingniu Town, lost both parents and possesses the worst five-element spiritual root aptitude. Yet, driven by his obsession with cultivation, he joins the Qingshan Sect. Without a cheat system or a mysterious ring, he only has a similarly humble girl, Su Wan, who entrusts him with her life. To protect this sole warmth, Lin Yuan struggles at the sect's lowest level—spiritual herbs are skimmed by half, cultivation resources are snatched by inner disciples, and even the menial steward can bully him at will. But he never resigns himself to fate. Through profound understanding of techniques and meticulous scheming, he breaks through at the brink of life and death. Alchemy becomes his foundation: from deciphering ancient pill formulas to sensing hidden mineral veins, from outsmarting others for treasures in secret realms to quietly picking up bargains at auctions—he changes his fate with knowledge. From a menial disciple to outer, inner, and core disciples, from the mortal world ascending to the spirit realm to participating in the hundred-race struggle, every step Lin Yuan takes is difficult but solid. He relies not on luck but on his mind; not on background but on strength. When the sect's patriarchs and top prodigies who once looked down on him must rely on him to refine life-saving immortal pills during the celestial domain war, he truly makes everyone understand—this 'waste' with five spiritual roots has already reached a height they can never attain.